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Take advantage, shed those unwanted pounds

By Katie Milewski · Monday, May 9, 2011

As swimsuit season looms closer, it’s time to shed the holiday pounds and be able to squeeze back into that itty-bitty yellow (polka dot) bikini (or Speedo). For you workout nuts, there are tons of great ways to tone up for the summer, especially now since spring is in full bloom.

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Royal wedding draws fans across oceans

By Katie Milewski · Monday, May 2, 2011

After months of media frenzy, Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot Friday morning. An estimated 22.8 million Americans watched the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 11 different networks, according to Neilson Ratings. Since the craziness began when their engagement was announced last November, plenty of questions have been asked and were answered Friday morning, including the biggest one: What would Kate’s dress look like?

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A2D2 brings roller derby to Ann Arbor

By Carmen Bojanowski · Monday, May 2, 2011

Roller derby has had its bouts of popularity since its creation in the 1880s. It started in America as simply an endurance race in which skaters would try to see who could skate the fastest and longest in a circle.

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Bikes EMU a great idea for spring

By Erica Mooney · Sunday, April 3, 2011

What better time to dust off the old two-wheeler than the thawing warmth of Michigan spring? With bikini season coming up and healthy living on everyone’s mind – let alone those gas prices! They will continue to rise and your body doesn’t exercise itself.

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'GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY'

By Tyler Kane · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Turn it Up – Rebecca Black – “Friday” It’s the greatest single since “Good Vibrations.” Never has an artist captured the imagination and spirit of an entire generation like Rebecca Black has with “Friday,” bringing themes to the public eye like “fun” and “partying.” Not only has she accomplished all of this in a pop song you can’t resist, she’s done it all so artfully by mimicking a robot – thus making a profound statement about how we rely on technology for said “fun” and “partying.” And we need it to know what day comes after Thursday.

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'Hop' should be 'as sweet as a Peep'; 'Little Fockers' to play on campus

By Katie Milewski · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

“Source Code” Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga; Director: Duncan Jones When a Chicago train gets blown up, the government uses a top-secret experiment called ‘source code’ to send Captain Colter Stevens (Gyllenhaal) to the body of a man who died in the explosion eight minutes before the bomber strikes.

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In this episode, we're summarizing the articles published in The Eastern Echo June 9–15, 2025! To listen to the episode on Spotify, click here!

Articles featured in this episode:

"EMU football alums Gunnar Oakes, Brian Dooley find pro success with UFL's Michigan Panthers" - Caleb Henderson

"Review: 'Say Nothing' is a good introduction to the intense history of conflict between Britain and Ireland" - Gabriella Payeur

"EMU completes 'Maxx Match,' achieves football fundraising goal as new NCAA regulations loom large" - Caleb Henderson

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